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They walk shoulder-to-shoulder, a wall of slow moving, strapping men dressed in dark clothing topped with dark hats. They seem from a distance to be engaged in some sort of sombre march, oblivious to the sweltering heat of the afternoon sun while they look down and scour every inch of the ground covered with tall grass. I’ve seen such a scene many times on TV crime shows — never in real life, though. Knowing how what is at stake here is so very real to so many people, it is chilling beyond belief.

Lest anyone think Airdrie is merely an inexpensive city for Calgary’s workforce to live, think again. And lest anyone think it’s just a pit stop along the highway en route to Edmonton, think again. With a current population of more than 45,000 people,
Airdrie has a long history in Alberta and a strong sense of civic pride. Here are five folks who are doing their part to put Airdrie on the map.

Corissa Boychuk didn’t expect to be immortalized by the time she turned 21. But that’s exactly what’s happened just seven years and several gold medals into an impressive trampoline career that recently landed her on Airdire's new Elite Athlete Program tribute wall.

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